Synopsis
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors tell the stories of their art, lives and careers. Having endured a long history of systemic discrimination, women filmmakers may be getting the first glimpse of a future that values their voices equally.
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Cast
- Rosanna ArquetteSelf
- Lena DunhamSelf
- Sam Taylor-JohnsonSelf
- Ava DuVernaySelf
- Mary HarronSelf
- Jamie BabbitSelf
- Joey SolowaySelf
- Karyn KusamaSelf
- Kasi LemmonsSelf
- Catherine HardwickeSelf
Recommendations
- 90
TheWrap
Half the Picture is maddening and enlightening and, most of all, necessary, as much as I wish it weren’t. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Half the Picture is a vital, comprehensive documentary on a subject that's so fundamental to the industry it's about, you have to wonder why dozens of movies on this scale or bigger haven't already been made. - 80
Los Angeles Times
With careful craftsmanship, Half the Picture is an important piece of testimony in the fight for the civil rights of female directors in Hollywood. - 75
RogerEbert.com
Documentaries that rely on a steady stream of talking heads—interspersed here with fleeting film clips—usually are not my favorite. However, when those heads belong to talented and perceptive women who rarely get a chance to speak their minds let alone get hired to make a movie, I can definitely make an exception. - 60
The New York Times
The stories that Ms. Adrion elicits may be infuriatingly recognizable to women who work in many fields. But if there is a missing element in her analysis, it is the effect that sexism has on these women’s artistry, not only their livelihoods.
